García beats Astros in 10th again, Rangers sweep in 3-2 win

<p>ARLINGTON, Texas &mdash; Adolis García’s infield single scored automatic runner Nick Solak in the 10th inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros and a sweep of their Texas rivals Sunday.</p>
<p>It was the second game-ending hit in the 10th in the series for García after a three-run homer in the opener. He also went deep twice during Saturday’s 8-4 victory.</p>
<p>The series was a strong response by the Rangers to a 1-9 stretch that included a four-game sweep by the Astros last weekend in Houston.</p>
<p>Solak took third on Nate Lowe’s groundout and scored on García’s hard grounder up the middle with the infield in. Jose Altuve made a diving stop, but the second baseman’s desperation throw didn’t get near home plate.</p>
<p>After giving up Altuve’s second single to put runners at the corners with no outs in the top of the 10th, John King (5-3) retired Carlos Correa on a foul pop, struck out Alex Bregman and got Michael Brantley on a flyout.</p>
<p>Houston closer Ryan Pressly (2-1) was on for a second inning after pitching a perfect ninth.</p>
<p>Mike Foltynewicz pitched seven scoreless innings but missed out on his first win in almost a month when the Texas bullpen couldn’t protect an eighth-inning lead for the second time in the series.</p>
<p>Altuve’s single in the eighth extended the longest hitting streak in the majors this season to 17 games and was one of three off Josh Sborz to load the bases.</p>
<p>Lefty Brett Martin replaced Sborz, and his first pitch to Brantley went to the backstop, allowing Jason Castro to score Houston’s first run. Brantley’s grounder got the Astros even at 2-2.</p>
<p>Neither team had a hit until the fourth inning, and it was scoreless in the fifth when Astros starter Cristian Javier walked three straight batters with one out to give the right-hander a career-high six.</p>
<p>After Javier struck out Solak, manager Dusty Baker went to Brooks Raley for a lefty-lefty matchup with Nate Lowe. A full-count slider just off the plate brought in Brock Holt. </p>
<p>Solak had an RBI double in the seventh for a 2-0 Texas lead.</p>
<p>Foltynewicz allowed three hits. Javier gave up just one hit in 4 2/3 innings — Lowe’s one-out single in the fourth — and struck out five.</p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Astros: RHP José Urquidy (right shoulder discomfort) could go on a rehab assignment the middle of this week after another bullpen session Sunday. … A rainout at Triple-A Sugar Land pushed scheduled rehab starts to Sunday for LHP Framber Valdez (broken left index finger) and Monday for RHP Jake Odorizzi (right forearm strain). </p>
<p>Rangers: RHP Hunter Wood could be headed to the injured list after leaving Saturday’s game with right elbow tightness, but not before Tuesday. The Rangers went one pitcher short Sunday.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Astros: RHP Zack Greinke (4-1, 3.77 ERA) is set for Tuesday’s opener of a two-game series at home against the Dodgers. The Astros are scheduled to face Clayton Kershaw (Tuesday) and Trevor Bauer (Wednesday). </p>
<p>Rangers: LHP Hyeon-Jong Yang (0-1, 3.38 ERA) is set for his third career start in the majors Tuesday at the Los Angeles Angels. Texas has a six-game road losing streak.</p>
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